Roosevelt Warehouse

The building caught fire in 1987. The fire and efforts to extinguish it heavily damaged much of the supplies inside, which included science and sports equipment, scissors, crayons, and books, many still unused and in their original wrapping. After the fire the building was abandoned, along with all of its contents. The reason why the building's contents were not salvaged by Detroit Public Schools is unknown. Over the years of abandonment, the building and its contents were heavily vandalized and further damaged by scrappers. In 2018, both the warehouse and the Michigan Central Station were purchased by the Ford Motor Company. In 2021, it was announced that Newlab would be the first major tenant in the building. On April 25, 2023, the building officially reopened as the Detroit headquarters for Newlab. ==References==